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Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... identify materiality approaches, the portfolio manager added. "The materiality aspect is critical - there's an interesting academic report which shows that companies that score well on material ESG issues outperform companies that score well on immaterial ...

Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Superannuation funds with significant levels of female leadership again outperformed funds dominated by men, and have increased their likelihood of doing so, Rainmaker research reveals. Rainmaker assessed 66 super funds to derive a W-index score and ...

FASEA accelerates degree equivalency agenda

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... while "qualifications are of their time", no such policy was instigated by FASEA. "It is not a FASEA policy. There is an academic policy enforced by individual institutions about how long a qualification might be alive for versus how quickly it becomes ...

Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
A leading academic is calling for early access to superannuation for the purposes of education and retraining, especially as the risk of losing one's job to automation grows. Speaking at the opening session of the SMSF Association's 2018 National Conference ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Brimble was responsible for launching the Financial Planning Research Journal and establishing a research grant to foster academic research in financial planning. "In this volunteer role, Mark has guided the development of a world leading university ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... advisers will be recognised but may require the adviser to undertake some form of bridging course. "Whilst there is an academic convention with respect to the recognition of prior education for credit towards further study, this is fundamentally different ...

Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... model planners determined to capitalise on the opportunities in the new advice era and are positioning themselves through academic endeavour and personal/professional development," he said. Sinclair said new technology, new means of communicating and ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Art buyers and investors pay female artists up to 50% less for their work compared to men on average, latest academic research has found. A study of more than a million art auction sales across 40 years found a 47.6% price gap between male and female ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... new business and accounting degrees online that will equip students with the specialist knowledge required to fill the academic gap in the financial services industry, Swinburne Online's business and accounting program director Andrew Vincent said. "The ...

Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... measurement or risk control do not yet correspond to the state of the art. "In the same way, in spite of the lack of academic or empirical evidence supporting factor timing, it is favoured by a considerable share of investors, and within this framework ...